6-8-2020 — Bristol, Ind. — Ameri-Kart, a manufacturer of custom plastic parts for the RV, marine and a variety of other industries, is building a new 234,000 SF manufacturing facility in Bristol on land in the North Industrial Park. In April FM Stone Broker, Brent Miller, SIOR, assisted the developer and Ameri-Kart in the purchase of the 32.1-acre parcel at 1667 Commerce Drive. The new building will be used to consolidate Ameri-Kart’s Cassopolis, Mich., and Bristol, Ind., operations and is expected to create up to 210 new jobs by the end of 2022. The company, owned by Akron, Ohio-based Myers Industries Inc., announced it will invest approximately $10.1 million to build and equip the new, state-of-the-art production facility. In its June 5 announcement of the project, Ameri-Kart said construction is underway, and plans are in place to begin relocation this fall and be fully moved into the facility by early 2021. Ameri-Kart currently employs 138 in Bristol and 85 in Michigan. Hiring for new positions in Bristol should begin in late September.

“The Town of Bristol is both excited and grateful that Ameri-Kart has selected our town,” said Bristol Town Council President Jeff Beachy. “Ameri-Kart has been a great business partner for many years, with their current facility located just outside Bristol town limits. We look forward to seeing the new facility as it springs to life from the once vacant property.”

Founded in 1989, Ameri-Kart manufactures a wide range of molded plastic parts for a variety of industries. The new facility will accommodate state-of-the-art rotomold and thermoform manufacturing technologies, an improved lean equipment layout and automated workflows.